Cyclone Yaas, over 600km away from Bangladesh, is gaining momentum and is likely to make landfall somewhere on Odissa-West Bengal coast tomorrow, according to the Met office. It said Yaas had wind speeds between 62kph and 88kph and that it could turn into a very severe cyclonic storm with wind speeds from 89kph to 117kph before making landfall. The Met office said the cyclone
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DHAKA, May 24, 2021 (BSS) – State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr M Enamur Rahman today said allout preparations have been taken to face the cyclonic storm ‘Yaas’ as the cyclonic storm over East central Bay and adjoining area likely to hit north Odisha-West Bengal and Khulna coast by early morning on May 26.
Maximum sustained wind speed within 54 kms of the cyclone center is about 62kph rising to 88kphin gusts or squalls.
Sea will remain very rough near the cyclone center, according to latest special weather bulletin issued by the storm warning center of the meteorological department here this afternoon.
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DHAKA, May 24, 2021 (BSS) -The center of the cyclone ‘Yaas’ is unlikely to cross the Bangladesh coast and if the current course continues, it will cross Odisha and adjoining West Bengal, India during noon of May 26.
The government has started taking preparation as Police, Ansar, BGB personnel and volunteers of Cyclone Preparedness Programme are kept ready and will work according to instructions, said state minister for relief and disaster management Dr Enamur Rahman at a meeting at the secretariat today.
The cyclone is currently 500 km away from Odisha and 605 km away from Bangladesh’s coastal area, he said, adding that the department of disaster management is closely observing the cyclone and will work accordingly.
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